Directed by Kwon Seok Jang and written by Kwon Eum Mi, Women With a Suitcase is a 2016 drama Starring veteran South Korean actress Cho Ji Woo and actor Joo Jin Mo while costarring Idol singer Lee Joon along side Jeon Hye Bin. The drama lasted for 16 episodes.
A women was originally studying to be an Attorney but events occurred sending her to jail for a set time. She then became the manager of an Attorney office. Together with other lawyers, she must help solve many court cases and even find the strength to restart her goal of becoming an Attorney herself again.
This drama was surprisingly one of the better written ones of 2016-2017. Nothing in the summery of this show gives the viewer a hint of how good this drama will be. What can be said as you watch Women With a Suitcase is that the script was written to keep the story at an interesting pace. You first check for all the normal key elements that are suppose to be in a Korean drama such as, romance, comedy, mystery, or of course, DRAMA(WELL, DUH!). All of these key elements are there but the script lets you have a fair experience of all of them. It's kind of like you are given a choice of what you want to see. Romance and Comedy play a huge role in filling up screen time when court cases are not the topic of conversation. The script writer doesn't try to force the love aspect on you though. He instead lets the viewers have enough headway to seen love grow between the characters. I enjoyed the fact that the show never ran out of cases for the characters to work on. Even allowing the cases to hit close to home making the story progress more in an interesting direction. You're really given a story that's not too focused on one fraction of events in hope that the plot will be pushed along. Enough content was written to push the story forward on all accounts. Now, my problems with this drama comes from the way the time gaps were chosen to be presented. I look up and all of a sudden it's "one year later" or "two years later". What the hell is this? Can't I get at least one scene showing what happened to the main character during that time period so the whole thing doesn't feel cheap? I have a problem with any drama that uses the time jump before setting the story up for that leap properly. I was left feeling cheated every time this drama did it. That was about two or three times.
The casting for Women With a Suitcase is the reason why I'm even here. Choi Ji Woo is my childhood Korean actress that got me into the game of watching Korean drama. She chose a better role here than her last drama called Twenty Again(See My Post.). She needed a role that would allow her to spread her wings and be a bit more youthful. There's serious case of good times then bad times that her character is involved in. Her character waits for her time to step up to the plate which was what I liked about her. She knew when the time was right to act and when it wasn't. The character had a lot more common sense than the lawyers that were handling the cases sometimes. Choi ji Woo isn't getting any younger but she has a strong youthfulness at heart. You can see it come out when she plays certain roles and she is the only Korean actress that I think can get away with acting younger than her age without making her scenes turn awkward. Her whining and pouting about comes off more natural on her than others I have seen. Joo Ji Mo was that puzzle piece that was meant to be connected to Choi Ji Woo's character if she were a puzzle piece missing that one piece to complete the puzzle. His character is the calm, cool, and collected type. Maybe a little too cocky at times too. It was funny watching his cool guy demeanor crack when dealing with Choi Ji Woo's character. He has an unwavering faith in her character during the drama that makes you go "Aww"! They're chemistry is one quality that makes this drama fun to watch. Lee Joon is on of the few Idol actors that has gained my respect over the years. His character here is so different from the scary characters that he is known for portraying. I rooted for him quite a bit without meaning too…. The character kinda of seems like the underdog in a lot of the situations. Then on the other hand, he remains a very cheery character. Choi ji Woo and Lee Joon's characters are reflections of each other to me. Both had that underdog complex in common with each other. Both characters grew tremendously as people too. The age difference for the love interest was new for Choi Ji Woo and wondered how the drama would address it. Writers address the issue straight on to my joy. Jeon Hye Bin's character went from being meek girl to THAT BAD BITCH. She got on my last nerve to the end. However, she in such a clear way that I wouldn't have pick any other actress to play her role. I felt all her character's emotions from the bitterness to the terror of her sister's movements. She was that thorn in my side that wouldn't go away. That itch that you want to scratch but can't…
I absolutely loved the opening sequence of this drama. The effects and camera angles make everything look so fresh and clean. Alex was perfect for singing the theme song as well. Watching the opening gets me in a happy mood somehow.
Women With a Suitcase is one of Choi ji Woo's better dramas. Watch this Over Twenty Again if you want a drama that has a more solid storytelling. You will most likely find someone to relate to while watching this drama also since it touches on a range of topics.
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